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1. Any other Canadians studying for the NCLEX too?

   student456 replied to student456's topic in International Nursing

   Couldnt you say that even if I went to nursing school say...in Texas but decided to move and practice nursing in Michigan for example? I would still be "taking" a spot away from someone that wanted to...

2. Any other Canadians studying for the NCLEX too?

   student456 replied to student456's topic in International Nursing

   I already have all my student loans paid off from working during school. As long as I have a job and a place to stay, why should it matter where I want to live. I'm not required to stay in Canada just...

3. Any other Canadians studying for the NCLEX too?

   student456 posted a topic in International Nursing

   Going into my last year of BCSN here in Canada...I want to write my CRNE and then write my Nclex really soon afterwards so I can move to the States. I am studying for the CRNE and also just bought the...

4. Cheyene Stokes - Dying pt

   student456 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

   The doctor was in the room and even said she was cheyne stoking + kussmauling What is a neurological breathing pattern? Isn't that CS and Kussmaul?

5. Cheyene Stokes - Dying pt

   student456 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient 2 weeks ago with Kussmaul AND cheyne stokes resps with doll eyes and was unresponsive to sternal rub, voice, etc with RR of 32 - 40...it occured all of a sudden and the physician said...

6. is this school really approved by the PA state board of nursing?

   student456 replied to kerri2686's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Sorry, but the testimonial by the blond haired girl just cracked me up! Watch it here: http://www.prismcareerinstitute.com/nursing.aspx I thought it was

7. Hospital staff questioned over drug dilution

   student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, the part about nurses peeves me off...just because we give meds doesn't mean every single nurse in the universe abuses em or steals em!!!. I know what they were trying to say though, it just seems...

8. Are you curious when other NS students don't believe in Cdn RN's d/t grading scales?

   student456 replied to student456's topic in International Nursing

   I never said that Canadian schools HAVE lax standards compared to US schools...I was saying that other people seem to have that impression based on our lower grading scales based on on other threads...

9. Pathophysiology book recommendation?

   student456 replied to AtomicWoman's topic in General Students

   lewis and dirksen is a good one brunner and suddarth is also good both are expensive though like over 100

10. Nothin' like pulling out your pt's old crusty bellybutton crud!

    student456 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    There was literally nothing to fill up with lotion...it was all full of gunk!. Next time I encounter the same thing, I will try your trick though. Sounds like it would be

11. Nothin' like pulling out your pt's old crusty bellybutton crud!

    student456 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, checking the skin folds is something I always do...you never know what can be growing there (fungus, etc). Sometimes you see a layer of lotion / cream / powder that can be wiped off because it's...

12. Nothin' like pulling out your pt's old crusty bellybutton crud!

    student456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, Today I was cleaning my pt and I was wondering why her bellybutton looked black. It kept bugging me. Well....I had to dig and actually PULL on it to get it out (it was that stuck to the inside of...

13. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    student456 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    I gagged once and ALMOST threw up while changing someone with a BM. I was surprised that I didn't throw up, usually it doesnt bother me too much but this time I almost barfed Its natural...we dont...

14. Are you curious when other NS students don't believe in Cdn RN's d/t grading scales?

    student456 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I have posted a few threads on the fact (sorry to bore you guys! lol) that US schools usually have higher grading scales than our Canadian nursing schools... Usually whenever I state that my nursing...

15. Grading Scale

    student456 replied to amyb2684's topic in General Students

    I bet if you ask most canadian graduates of a BSCN program they have similar grading scales, if not then, maybe a little higher. I checked out the websites of several universities in my province that...